Christian Pulisic has played down his top-scorer role at AC Milan, with the USMNT star saying he is doing his “job”.
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The United States international has taken his tally for the 2024-25 campaign to 11 in all competitions. Of those efforts, six have come in Serie A. Nobody at San Siro can claim to have bettered that return this season.
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Pulisic was on target again in a dramatic 3-2 win over Parma, as he converted from the penalty spot, but told afterwards of becoming the Rossoneri’s top marksman in the league: “It is our job to score, we want to help the team in any way, through goals or assists. We have to keep going like this.”
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Milan trailed 2-1 heading into stoppage-time against Parma, but ended up taking all three points courtesy of efforts from Tijjani Reijnders and Samuel Chukwueze. Pulisic concedes that they need to become more consistent.
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The 26-year-old, who has become a talismanic presence for Milan, added on Sergio Conceicao’s side having to recover from setbacks of their own making: “We have to show this hunger at the beginning of the match too. But it’s a very important victory for us.”